Sushi Saito

Tokyo, Japan

• No.33 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2025

Don't let the location in the soaring Ark Hills South Tower or the low-key decor fool you. This is one of the world's best sushi restaurants, an Asia's 50 Best regular and a holder of Michelin stars. Those lucky enough to get a booking at the eight-seat cypress counter – there's no website and the phone is said to be answered only on the first day of the month – can expect the best flavours and textures the sea has to offer. Chef Takashi Saito serves delicacies such as urchin, eel, octopus (which is simmered gently so it is melt-in-the-mouth), mackerel, cuttlefish, abalone and a variety of cuts of bonito, its flavour lifted by ginger, green onions and zingy citrus. Shari rice seasoned with slightly more salt than is customary and mild red vinegar. The kuruma ebi (or Japanese tiger prawn) is particularly plump and juicy. Everything is presented immaculately, on beautifully handcrafted ceramics.

Key Information

• Tasting menu from $209
• Lunch and dinner: Mon – Sun
• 81 3 3589 4412

Location

1 Chome-4-5, Ark Hills South Tower 1F, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0032